Cast (49)

Daniel Brühl

Alex

Katrin Sass

Mother

Chulpan Khamatova

Lara

Maria Simon

Ariane

Florian Lukas

Denis

Alexander Beyer

Rainer

Burghart Klaußner

Alex's Father

Michael Gwisdek

Klapprath

Christine Schorn

Ms. Schäfer

Jürgen Holtz

Mr. Ganske

Jochen Stern

Mr. Mehlert

Stefan Walz

"Sigmund Jähn"

Eberhard Kirchberg

Dr. Wagner

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Dr. Mewes

Nico Ledermueller

Alex (11 years)

Jelena Kratz

Ariane (13 years)

Laureen Hatscher

Baby Paula (1 year)

Felicitas Hatscher

Baby Paula (1 year)

Martin Brambach

Stasi 1

Michael Gerber

Stasi 2

Robert Störr

Official at Award Ceremony

Philipp Kupfer

Baby Paula (3 months)

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Taxi Driver

Rainer Werner

Stasi in Denim Jacket

Marc Bischoff

Young Ward Doctor

Horst-Dieter Stork

Border Guard 1

Hartmut Kuley

NVA-Officer

Peter Kurth

"X-TV" Boss

Ditmar Bieseke

Border Guard 2

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Ambulance Driver

Dirk Prinz

Passenger

Jürgen Vogel

"The Chick"

Elke Werner

Saleswoman HO-Market

Regina Ziebach

Cucumber Woman

Wolfgang Stein

Cucumber Man

Mennan Yapo

Flea Market Vendor

Fritz Roth

Guard at Coca-Cola

Maximilian Brunow

Pioneer Sasha

Bojan Heyn

Pioneer Niko

Armin Dillenberger

Bank Teller

Denys Darahan

Pioneer Christian

Bastian Lang

Pioneer Frank

Lothar Schlichthar

Fat Man at the Pool

Alexander Reed

Wuppertaler

Ute Michel

Gynecologist

Svea Timander

Father's New Wife

Hanna Schwamborn

Carla

Rafael Hübner

Thomas

Michael Berge

Party Speaker

Crew (46)

Wolfgang Becker

Director

Wolfgang Becker

Screenplay

Bernd Lichtenberg

Screenplay

Stefan Arndt

Producer

Katja De Bock

Producer

Andreas Schreitmüller

Producer

Manuela Stehr

Producer

Marcos Kantis

Line Producer

Yann Tiersen

Original Music Composer

Martin Kukula

Director of Photography

Peter R. Adam

Editor

Simone Bär

Casting

Lothar Holler

Production Design

Achim von Borries

Screenplay

Hendrik Handloegten

Screenplay

Chris Silber

Screenplay

Matthias Klemme

Art Direction

Aenne Plaumann

Costume Design

Christian Schaefer

Set Designer

Sandra Scheucher

Script Supervisor

Michael Konstabel

Researcher

Andro Steinborn

Music Supervisor

Christine Seehofer

Assistant Costume Designer

Tommy Schulz

Gaffer

Helmut Prein

Gaffer

Klemens Becker

Steadicam Operator

Jörg Widmer

Steadicam Operator

Conny Klein

Still Photographer

Dirk Plamböck

Still Photographer

Sven Asamoa

Special Effects

Thorsten Thiesse

Special Effects

Jörn Poetzl

Foley

Dirk Jacob

Sound Designer

Lars Ginzel

Sound Effects Editor

Kuen-Il Song

Sound Effects Editor

Kai-Uwe Koch

ADR & Dubbing

Björn Rehbein

Hairstylist

Heike Merker

Makeup Artist

Lena Lazzarotto

Makeup Artist

Birger Laube

Makeup Artist

Birgit Gudjonsdottir

Second Unit Director of Photography

Andrea Eisensee

Set Dresser

Sarah Gross

First Assistant Director

Marcus Welsch

Second Assistant Director

Susanne Boeing

Second Assistant Director

Ralph Kaechele

Second Unit Director of Photography